Guatemala vs Honduras: Chief executive of the government is elected
Guatemala
1
in 2025
Honduras
1
in 2025
Guatemala rank
1st
Honduras rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Guatemala
- Honduras
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 1 against 1 in Honduras, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Honduras ahead.
Guatemala ranks 1st and Honduras ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Honduras in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Honduras |
| 1850s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Honduras |
| 1860s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Honduras |
| 1870s | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | Honduras |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Honduras |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Honduras |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chief executive of the government is elected, Guatemala or Honduras?
- Guatemala, at 1 against 1 in Honduras as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Guatemala and Honduras?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Honduras rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Guatemala ranks 1st and Honduras ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.